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On Saturday, I was a surgeon in South Africa, very little known. On Monday, I was world renowned.
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Meaning of "Monday" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MONDAY

Old English mōnandæg moon's day, translation of Late Latin lūnae diēs.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MONDAY

Monday  [ˈmʌndɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MONDAY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Monday is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MONDAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Monday

Monday

Monday is the day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday. According to the traditional Christian, Islamic and Hebrew calendars, it is the second day of the week. But according to international standard ISO 8601 it is the first day of the week. The name of Monday is derived from Old English Mōnandæg and Middle English Monenday, which means "moon day".

Definition of Monday in the English dictionary

The definition of Monday in the dictionary is the second day of the week; first day of the working week.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MONDAY


aliunde
ˌeɪlɪˈʌndɪ
barramundi
ˌbærəˈmʌndɪ
bundy
ˈbʌndɪ
burramundi
ˌbʌrəˈmʌndɪ
coati-mondi
kəʊˌɑːtɪˈmʌndɪ
coati-mundi
kəʊˌɑːtɪˈmʌndɪ
cundy
ˈkʌndɪ
fundie
ˈfʌndɪ
Fundy
ˈfʌndɪ
Grundy
ˈɡrʌndɪ
gundy
ˈɡʌndɪ
jaguarundi
ˌdʒæɡwəˈrʌndɪ
Lundy
ˈlʌndɪ
mandi
ˈmʌndɪ
salmagundi
ˌsælməˈɡʌndɪ
salmagundy
ˌsælməˈɡʌndɪ
sebundy
sɪˈbʌndɪ
sundae
ˈsʌndɪ
Sunday
ˈsʌndɪ
Whitsunday
ˌhwɪtˈsʌndɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MONDAY

Monck
Moncton
Mond process
mondain
mondaine
Mondale
Monday Club
Monday morning quarterback
Monday-morning quarterbacking
Mondayisation
Mondayise
Mondayization
Mondayize
monde
mondegreen
Mondeo Man
mondial
mondo
Mondrian

WORDS THAT END LIKE MONDAY

Advent Sunday
benday
Easter Monday
Easter Sunday
Laetare Sunday
Low Sunday
Mothering Sunday
noonday
Palm Sunday
Passion Sunday
Plough Monday
Quadragesima Sunday
Quinquagesima Sunday
Remembrance Sunday
Rogation Sunday
Trinity Sunday
Whit Monday
Whit Sunday

Synonyms and antonyms of Monday in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Monday» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MONDAY

Find out the translation of Monday to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Monday from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Monday» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

星期一
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lunes
570 millions of speakers

English

Monday
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सोमवार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الْإِثْنَيـنُ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

понедельник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

segunda-feira
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সোমবার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lundi
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Isnin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Montag
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

月曜日
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

월요일
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Senin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thứ Hai
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सोमवार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Pazartesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lunedì
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

poniedziałek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

понеділок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

luni
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Δευτέρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Maandag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

måndag
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mandag
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Monday

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MONDAY»

The term «Monday» is very widely used and occupies the 1.997 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of Monday
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MONDAY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Monday» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Monday» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Monday

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10 QUOTES WITH «MONDAY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Monday.
1
Victoria Abril
The director took my face in his hands and asked me to show him my teeth, as with a horse. This happened on a Wednesday, and by the following Monday I was shooting.
2
Marv Albert
As much as I enjoy TV, I've always loved radio. And I love doing the NFL games, the Monday night games, on radio. Because you are the game. I really enjoyed calling basketball and hockey on the radio, but the presentation is more specific - you're talking all the time.
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Nelson Algren
I went out there for a thousand a week, and I worked Monday, and I got fired Wednesday. The guy that hired me was out of town Tuesday.
4
Gary Allan
To me, country music's about life. It's about Monday through Friday. It's the blue-collar, 40-hour week, songs about life. It used to have more of a sound, but I think the heart of that's still the same. It's still American music.
5
Ike Barinholtz
You don't want to have to come into work on Monday already apologizing. I try to save my apologies for what I've done later in the week.
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Travis Barker
I have my kids every Friday through Monday, and I don't leave them the whole time I have them.
7
Christiaan Barnard
On Saturday, I was a surgeon in South Africa, very little known. On Monday, I was world renowned.
8
Wade Boggs
My God... What are the headlines going to be like on Monday if the Yankees don't make the playoffs?
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Bjorn Borg
I play tennis five hours a week, from Monday to Friday, for one hour every day. I like to be fit. If I can't exercise, I feel bad - I need to sweat and run to feel like I'm in good shape.
10
Kurt Braunohler
We are going to do 'Hot Tub' until we die. Every Monday. Then we'll come back and do it as zombies. 'Hot Tub' is very important. What we do is based on our live skills. It's stand-up and sketch and improv; everything we do in 'Hot Tub' is important to our jobs. And every Monday I'm excited to do it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MONDAY»

Discover the use of Monday in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Monday and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Keys to the Kingdom #1: Mister Monday
This is another thrilling, triumphantly imaginative series from Garth Nix, the best-selling author of THE SEVENTH TOWER, SABRIEL, and LIRAEL.
Garth Nix, 2010
2
Monday Mornings: A Novel
It is Monday Mornings that provides a unique look at the real method in which surgeons learn - through their mistakes. It is Monday Mornings when, if you're lucky, you have a chance at redemption.
Sanjay Gupta, 2012
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On Monday When It Rained
A young boy describes, in text and photographs of his facial expressions, the different emotions he feels each day, including proud, scared, lonely, and excited. Reprint.
Cherryl Kachenmeister, 2001
4
Monday Morning Leadership: 8 Mentoring Sessions You Can't ...
The best business books are brief, clear and pertinent. Monday Morning Leadership fits all of those requirements. You can read the whole book in a few minutes . . . and think about and apply what you learned for a lifetime.
David Cottrell, 2002
5
Blue Monday: A Frieda Klein Novel
Monday, the lowest point of the week.
Nicci French, 2011
6
Monday
Rhyming text and age-appropriate illustrations make learning the days of the week easy! These nonfiction picture books provide information on what makes each day special.
Mary Lindeen, 2008
7
Any Given Monday: Sports Injuries and How to Prevent Them ...
Sports Injuries and How to Prevent Them for Athletes, Parents, and Coaches - Based on My Life in Sports Medicine James R. Andrews. ligament is also a risk. As both cartilage and ligament damage usually require surgical intervention and  ...
James R. Andrews, 2014
8
I Started Crying Monday
Fourteen-year-old Julie starts crying on Monday when things go badly at school.
Laurene Kelly, 1999
9
Missing Since Monday
When their little sister doesn't come home from school, fifteen-year-old Maggie and her brother must face up to some deep, dark secrets about their natural mother, whom they must consider as a kidnapping suspect.
Ann M. Martin, 1986
10
Black Monday: A Novel
In the wake of a globally disastrous plague involving a microbe that consumes oil while destroying all gas-operated machinery, the survival of the world's governments and markets falls on the shoulders of a single individual.
Bob Reiss, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MONDAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Monday is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Police seek suspect after woman confined, sexually assaulted Monday
A woman was sexually assaulted after a man walked into an unlocked apartment in downtown Ottawa on Monday night and confined her for a ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
2
Man killed in St. Roch Monday identified
A 53-year-old man who was fatally shot Monday (July 20) in St. Roch has been identified by the Orleans Parish Coroner as James Lawhorn Sr. «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
3
Mississippi River to crest Thursday-Monday at 15.7 feet in New …
That water level is expected to last through Monday, according to the National Weather Service's Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center in ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
4
Summer Hammond '17 dies at DHMC on Monday afternoon
Summer Hammond '17, of Aurora, Colorado, died Monday afternoon at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, where she had been receiving ... «The Dartmouth, Jul 15»
5
Major county highway paving project starts Monday
The largest single paving project undertaken by St. Louis County will start Monday on a highway linking the Iron Range to the North Shore. «Duluth News Tribune, Jul 15»
6
Perth train commuters enjoy a Monday singalong in viral video
Perth train commuters enjoy a Monday singalong in viral video ... For a carriage load of Perth passengers Monday morning's train journey to the ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
7
Luke Bronin Threatens To Upend Mayor Segarra At Democrats …
Bronin, who is looking to unseat Segarra, said he was hopeful he would get the Democrats' support at their nominating convention Monday. «Hartford Courant, Jul 15»
8
Missing Odenville teen who vanished Monday found safe
Isabell Anarose Leach, 13, was last seen at her home Monday on Peaceful Lane. The home has a Springville address but is actually in ... «AL.com, Jul 15»
9
Perth commuters join Monday morning train sing-a-long
A group of performers have attempted to quell the Monday morning blues for a train carriage full of commuters, by launching a sing-a-long on ... «9news.com.au, Jul 15»
10
US to release TIP report Monday
The US government will release the long-awaited 2015 Trafficking in Persons report on Monday, State Department spokesman John Kirby ... «Bangkok Post, Jul 15»

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